Contracts in Iraq are only awarded to responsible contractors and sub-contractors. To be considered as responsible, you must demonstrate that you have:
Adequate financial resources
The ability to meet delivery schedules
A satisfactory performance record
A satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics
Appropriate controls and technical skills
The required equipment and facilities or the means by which to obtain them
Labour laws
Equal Employment Opportunity (EE)) applies to prime contractors and sub-contractors outside the US if those employees were recruited within the US.
Age discrimination prohibitions apply in all cases.
Acquiring products produced by child labour is prohibited.
Overseas workers compensation and war hazard insurance applies to contracts in Iraq.
Support office roles
Pentagon Office
Provides assistance to the Project & Contracting Office (PCO) in definining the requirements of contract packages
Provides tracking and validation for contract actions
Maintains a central list of contracts
Provides contract expertise to PCO staff
Provides responses to congressional inquiries
Assigns contracts to DoD purchasing activities
Responsible for the recruitment and deployment of contracting personnel to Iraq
Baghdad Office
Provides assistance to the PCO in defining contract requirement packages
Tracks and validates contract actions
Maintains a central list of contracts
Provides contract expertise to PCO staff
Provides responses to congressional inquiries
Awards and administers contracts
Advises ministers on contracting/acquisition issues
Contracting process
The process begins with the determination of requirements, a joint effort between those parties with the requirements and contracting officers
Statement of work/objectives
This is followed by an Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE)
A funding document is released by way of commitment, along with any other procurement-specific documents
The solicitation is issued with request for proposal (RFP)
Source selection process:
Contractor proposal received
Proposal is evaluated
Discussions/negotiations are conducted
Source selection is made
Administering contracts
The contract is awarded
The contract is carried out
Administration handled by Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)
Payment is handled by the Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS)
The contract is completed
Performance validation during contract performance is handled by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), the Central Office of Record (COR), the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, the customer and the Contracting Officer.
Cost assessments are conducted during source selection, definitisation of unpriced orders and throughout performance. These assessments look at how affordable an agreement is and what scope there is for change.
Acquisition support process
The PCO identifies needs and develops requirement packages
The PCO verifies compliance with 2207 report
The PMO requests apportionment
The Head of Contracting Activity (HCO) determines contracting acticity (Pentagon or Baghdad Contracting Office)
The contract is awarded and administered
Non-construction business opportunities in Iraq
Security/Law enforcement
Anti-ballistic equipment (helmets/vests)
Road signs
Furniture/office equipment
Non-tactical vehicles
Boats (coast guard)
Transportation/Telecommunications
Crash/fire/rescue vehicles
Cargo handling equipment
Ganger trolleys
Air navigation equipment
Flashbutt welders
Healthcare
Tuberculosis program
Maternity program
Blood program
Hospital equipment
Electricity/Water
60 megawatt generator
Inventory of medium voltage conductors
Water treatment facilities/materials
Tub grinders
Justice/Public safety
Firefighting equipment
Witness protection program
Evidence handling facility
Radios
Funding for non-construction projects
Subset of $87 billion supplemental requested by the US administration
Funds allocated by sector approved by Congress for Iraq reconstruction
Office of Management & Budget (OMB) apportions funds on a quarterly basis to agencies tasked by the PCO to execute projects
